Better Than I Was (When I Wasn’t So Good)

[Verse 1]
Well I packed my pride underneath my arm
Passed it off as country charm
I took it to the limit with them low-down ways
You know I still like to think about the good old days

[Verse 2]
It came so fast, it came with ease
It came the very moment that I didn't say "please"
I was on the money, on the nose
Then you and I fell like dominos

[Pre-Chorus]
You can't get gold from a penny
You can't make a lion a lamb
But lately you've been working wonders
Making me much better than I am

[Chorus]
Well you can call me out and curse my name
Tell me when you think that I should be ashamed
But you have to know, I done the best I could
I still got a little bit of an ornery streak
But I ain't as bad as I used to be
I'm better than I was when I wasn't so good

[Instrumental]

[Pre-Chorus]
You can't get gold from a penny
No, you can't make a lion a lamb
But lately you've been working wonders
Making me much better than I am

[Pre-Chorus]
You can't get gold from a penny
You can't make a lion a lamb
But lately you've been working wonders
Making me much better than I am

[Chorus]
Well you can call me out and curse my name
Tell me when you think that I should be ashamed
But you have to know, I done the best I could
I still got a little bit of an ornery streak
But I ain't as bad as I used to be
I'm better than I was when I wasn't so good
Yeah, I'm better than I was when I wasn't so good
I'm better than I was when I wasn't so good
Oh Lord, Lord, Lord